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Mahan Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lagrange, Kentucky · EIN 311087614

Mahan Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lagrange, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $290,000 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $60,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $264,000 the year before.

6% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$244,00033$5.0 million
2024$264,00034$5.3 million
2025$290,00035$5.6 million

How to apply

ContactTimothy Moore
PO Box 498, La Grange, KY 40031
Phone or email(502) 741-7646
RestrictionsJefferson and Oldham counties in Kentucky

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mahan Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky35$290,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Chest of Oldham Co
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$60,000
Creasy Mahan Nature Preserve
Goshen, KY
Assist with organizations cause$45,000
Hope Health Clinic
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$22,000
Oldham County Community Scholarships
Buckner, KY
Assist with organizations cause$21,000
Cedar Lake Foundation
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$14,000
Oldham Co Historical Society
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$13,000
Hosparus
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$12,000
Mallory Taylor Foundation
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$7,000
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Goshen, KY
Assist with organizations cause$7,000
Sojourn Church
Goshen, KY
Assist with organizations cause$7,000
St John Community Church
Goshen, KY
Assist with organizations cause$7,000
Bellewood Brooklawn
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$6,000
Christian Care Communities
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$5,000
Highpoint Charitable Services
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$5,000
Operation Parent
Buckner, KY
Assist with organizations cause$5,000
Wayside Christian Mission
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$5,000
Grace and Glory Bread of Life Food Pantry
Goshen, KY
Assist with organizations cause$4,000
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$4,000
Good News Shelter Corporation
Lagrange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$4,000
Cabbage Patch Settlement House
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$3,000
Casa
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$3,000
Grace and Glory Lutheran Church
Goshen, KY
Assist with organizations cause$3,000
Kris Landers Foundation
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$3,000
Oldham Co 4H Council
La Grange, KY
Assist with organizations cause$3,000
Pillar
Crestwood, KY
Assist with organizations cause$3,000
YMCA
Buckner, KY
Assist with organizations cause$3,000
Salvation Army
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$2,000
Society of St Vincent dePaul
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$2,000
South Oldham Inner Church Council
Crestwood, KY
Assist with organizations cause$2,000
St John Center for Homeless Men
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$2,000
The dePaul School
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$2,000
WHAS Crusade for Children
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$2,000
Mission House Food Pantry
Crestwood, KY
General grant to purchase food and supplies$2,000
St Joseph Childrens Home
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$1,000
Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Louisville, KY
Assist with organizations cause$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mahan Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mahan Foundation Inc give?

$290,000 in tax year 2025, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Mahan Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists George R Simpson (President), Ann Gardner (Vice President) and Timothy R Moore (Sec Treasurer).

What does Mahan Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and youth programs.

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